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Els wins South African Open in 17 hole final round

17 Hole Finale One way to break the course record would be to leave off a hole. In the South African Open today, they cut the course to 17 holes because the par-3 fourth hole was water logged. In order…

Category: European Tour, PGA Tour, Pro Golf

3/4 of the President’s Cup captain’s assistants announced

Next year’s Presidents Cup will be held in Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. Royal Melbourne is Australia’s oldest golf course. Today we found out who 3/4 of the captains assistants will be. U.S. Captain Fred Couples named Michael…

Category: European Tour, PGA Tour, Pro Golf

Just say “No” to the PGA Tour and FedEx Cup

Rory McIlroy has joined Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer in saying “no” to the PGA Tour and the FedEx Cup for 2011. If you’re not playing well in the States it can be a lonely place. But if you’re not…

Tiger Woods is #2 – Are the world golf rankings a joke?

Is everyone OKAY? Anything new? Has hell frozen over? Planets all aligned correctly? Aliens landed? Lee Westwood has taken over the world #1 spot over Tiger Woods as of yesterday. That may only last for one week though as Tiger,…

Category: European Tour, Pro Golf, Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods WILL drop from #1 world ranking on Halloween. His ghoulish replacement is unknown.

Due to his schedule and the way the world golf ranking works, it is a FACT that Tiger Woods will drop from the #1 ranking in the world on October 31st. In all likelihood Lee Westwood will become world #1…